Fractional CHRO / People Partner

Go Fractional; New York (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

Go Fractional is seeking a thoughtful people systems designer for a fractional, part-time contract. You will build scalable people processes for early-stage startups, shaping performance reviews and compensation structures that scale with the team.

The role emphasizes pragmatic, minimal-process systems aligned with business goals. You will design a review approach for a ~10-person team, craft market-based compensation bands, and define how merit increases, promotions, and market adjustments are

Qualifications

• Has built people systems at early-stage startups, ideally SaaS or software, through the 10 to 50+ stage.
• Hands-on experience with performance review, compensation, and long-term incentive design.
• Strong judgment about when a framework helps and when it just adds process.

Responsibilities

• Design a performance review approach for a ~10-person team.
• Build compensation bands using market data and define merit increases, promotions, and market adjustments.
• Design a long-term incentive plan.
• Act as a sounding board for the CEO on people decisions such as compensation requests, team structure, hiring, and culture.

Skills

People systems design

Performance review

Compensation design

Organizational design

Tools

Dee l or HR platforms

Job description

Role Overview

This is not a role for applying HR rules by the book. We are looking for someone who understands people, has built organizations at early-stage startups, and knows how to design systems that are simple enough for a small team and strong enough to scale.

Responsibilities

• Design a performance review approach for a ~10-person team
• Build compensation bands using market data and define how merit increases, promotions, and market adjustments are decided
• Design a long-term incentive plan
• Act as a sounding board for the CEO on people decisions such as compensation requests, team structure, hiring, and culture

Qualifications

Must have

• Has built people systems at early-stage startups, ideally SaaS or software, through the 10 to 50+ stage
• Hands-on experience with performance review, compensation, and long-term incentive design
• Strong judgment about people: knows when a framework helps and when it just adds process
• Pragmatic, and knows when to bring in legal or tax experts

Nice to have

• Experience with cross-border teams or Japanese companies
• Experience with healthcare or AI companies
• Familiarity with Deel or similar HR platforms

Engagement details

• Type: Fractional / part-time contract
• Hours: Flexible, a few hours per week
• Duration: Initial project through end of 2026, with potential to continue
• Location: Remote, with some overlap with Eastern Time business hours